The concept of power has been asubject of interest for many political scientists. In this paper Gandhi'sconcept of power is being analysed by comparing it with postmodernists' view ofpower. According to Gandhiji, power is of two kinds one which is based on fearof being punished and other which is based on love. In Gandhi's philosophypower was given an entirely new dimension unknown in previous traditionalschools of thought. Similarly, Foucault and other post modernists altogethergave different meaning to the concept of power when they defined power in termsof knowledge. In the power-knowledge dichotomy of Foucault, he concluded thatpower creates such mechanisms which generates different types of knowledge thatgather information on each and every aspect of life of people. Gandhi'sphilosophy is idealistic where he considers power as means of politics toattain spiritual and moral ends. He invented the concept of Sarvodaya to servethis purpose. On the other hand, postmodernists are of the opinion that themodern state uses the construct of power to keep its citizens in check. Theyuse power to produce some knowledge and subdue some other knowledge. Ingeneral, they say that power is everywhere, present in every social relation.By comparing the two different schools of thought this paper tries to concludehow Gandhian concept of power is different from that of post modernistsalthough it is Gandhiji whose thoughts, a state should aim for.

Keywords: Discourse,Governmentality, Metanarratives, Normalising Power, Orientalism, Post-Modern,Swaraj.